'Weekend effect' not evident for appendectomy except for cost
Patients who undergo surgical removal of the appendix on a weekend do not experience more postoperative complications than those who undergo the same operation on weekdays, but they do pay slightly more in hospital charges, a new national study finds. Results were presented during a scientific poster session at the 2013 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons. Prior studies have shown higher rates of illness after other types of urgent abdominal operations performed on Saturdays and Sundays, the so-called "weekend effect... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 9, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Surgery Source Type: news
Tonsillectomy, Appendectomy Linked to Increased MS RiskTonsillectomy, Appendectomy Linked to Increased MS Risk
People who had their tonsils or appendix removed before age 20 may be at increased risk for MS, a meta-analysis hints. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Single-Port vs Conventional Laparoscopic AppendectomySingle-Port vs Conventional Laparoscopic Appendectomy
Commentary on a study comparing conventional laparoscopic appendectomy with single-incision laparoscopic surgery, published in March 2013 in the Annals of Surgery. Medscape General Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 30, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Viewpoint Source Type: news
Kids May Be OK with Less Pain Medication (CME/CE)
NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- The need for analgesics waned rapidly in pediatric patients after laparoscopic appendectomy, with almost all those in a small study off pain medications a week after discharge. (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - May 14, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Antibiotics Vs Appendectomy in the Treatment of AppendicitisAntibiotics Vs Appendectomy in the Treatment of Appendicitis
Is antibiotic therapy an effective strategy for treating acute appendicitis? BMC Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news
'NOTES' Cuts Out Appendectomy Scar (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Transgastric appendectomy may be a minimally invasive alternative to surgery for appendicitis, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - April 12, 2013 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Transgastric Appendicectomy Offers Scarless Surgery Through The Navel
A new study suggests that surgery for appendicitis that uses a pinhole incision through the navel may be a feasible alternative to traditional appendectomies. Published early online in the British Journal of Surgery, the findings indicate that larger studies to test the potential of the procedure are warranted. An experimental, minimally invasive, and scarless surgical procedure for appendicitis called transgastric appendicectomy avoids the use of external incisions and causes less pain than traditional appendectomies... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Laparoscopic Versus Umbilical Single-Incision AppendectomyLaparoscopic Versus Umbilical Single-Incision Appendectomy
Which method of appendectomy is best? Annals of Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Single-incision appendectomy may be ‘low-risk’ alternative
Appendectomy performed via a single transumbilical port is associated with the same low risk for postoperative complications as conventional laparoscopic appendectomy, Spanish study results suggest. (Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology)
Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology - February 21, 2013 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Appendectomy for Perforated Appendicitis: To Irrigate or Not?Appendectomy for Perforated Appendicitis: To Irrigate or Not?
Commentary on a study on the efficacy of irrigation vs suction alone during appendectomy, published in October 2012 in Annals of Surgery. Medscape General Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Viewpoint Source Type: news
Laparoscopic appendectomy no better with single incision
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Single-port appendectomy was no better than conventional three-port
laparoscopic surgery for any outcome measure in a randomized controlled trial from Korea. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 4, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
